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I'd seen before,

as if,

I were just here

a few moments ago.

That's our subject today.

It's about manifestation.

Do we create our own realities?

Are realities created by us?

Is the universe created

from inside us?

Here...

I have something

to read to you today.

"I am he, who came

into being in the form

of the infinite power

of manifestation.

I became the creator

of what came into being.

And after coming into being,

many were the things

which came into being.

Coming forth from my mouth."

There's a story -

it's a Judaic story -

about how

the universe began.

In the beginning,

there was just light.

Solely light.

And he wanted to give.

He was giving off light.

But there was no darkness.

So, is there light

without darkness?

What this divine thought...

Hello.

Phillip?

I'm gonna help you.

Okay.

I'm helping you.

Got it?

It's a balancing thing,

so... yeah.

All right.

There we go.

It was much easier

to get up than yesterday.

I was by myself.

Thanks, really.

I tell myself every day -

I have to live

by what I preach.

And that means

I wanna walk, so I will walk.

And you will walk, Phillip.

I will definitely

walk one day.

You will walk, Phillip.

If you really believe,

you can walk on water.

You just have

to have no doubts.

And I guess still

have a few doubts.

Phillip, I was

here last night.

Yeah, it's good

to see you again.

I'm confused as to...

why you're here.

I'd asked your wife

last night if she would

allow me to have a moment

with you last night -

but she wouldn't.

Were you feeling

guilty or something?

No, I just...

Because you shouldn't.

My wife,

she's a beautiful woman,

and, uh, I want her

to be happy.

'Cuz I'm very happy.

Phillip, I didn't come

for your wife.

I'm came to meet with you.

Phillip, 15 years ago

I was driving a car...

and you crossed

the street when I...

when I was driving that car.

And... and I hit you.

I... I know.

And, I'm...

I'm here because

I have to come and...

and come

clean with you...

I understand.

I'm...

I'm the person who's

put you in the wheelchair.

I understand.

And it is...

very hard on me...

to... bring that up.

But it is a big burden

that I've been

living with

for a long time.

It's... It's okay.

It was me.

I'm an immigrant, Phillip.

I was not legal

when this happened.

I've come to America

for... a dream.

And I've come from very far

to work in this country

and this would put me back

where I started, you know?

This must be very,

very difficult for you.

Very difficult for me.

Do you want atonement?

You want forgiveness?

You're forgiven.

You're atoned.

You can leave.

You can go.

You can be happy.

I must tell you -

I'm not a rich man...

What do you do?

I design clothes...

You're a designer?

That's great.

I'm really impressed

with people who can create,

who can take,

like a piece of cloth and...

Don't be impressed

with me, please, Phillip.

It's the other

way around right here.

You're being so kind with me.

You're being

generous with me.

You're greeting me

with a smile.

You're... you're showing me

forgiveness,

and I feel undeserving

of all of that.

I feel that, that I...-

my standards in life

are higher than

what I've shown

you on that day.

If this is a question of me

forgiving you...

then I do.

But I think this

might be a question

of you forgiving yourself.

Maybe, Phillip.

I don't know what you want.

I brought money

with me, Phillip.

It's not...

a lot of money,

but it maybe can

make your life

a little bit more comfortable,

for a while, you know?

It's coming from my heart.

Is money

very important to you?

Money's important

to everybody, Phillip, and...

I think, uh...

I think you should leave.

Really.

I need you to leave my home.

- Please.

- No, please.

Phillip.

I heard you give

a class this morning

about things we

don't understand.

I need some

explanations, Phillip.

Can you help me with

some answers, please?

How can you be so

happy in this wheelchair?

How can you

possibly smile at me?

How can you

possibly smile at anyone?

What keeps you going?

What keeps you alive?

I need some answers, Phillip.

I'm lost.

My wife asked me to leave.

That means I can't

be with my little girl.

Hey.

You wanna go for a ride?

You drive?

Okay, come on.

Come on.

Let's go.

Are you coming or what?

Tell me -

why did you

come to America?

As a kid, I was selling figs

in the mountains of Lebanon.

And there's a man that came

from the U.S. Embassy.

His name was William O'Malley.

He tried to

negotiate me down

for a bunch of cases.

I wouldn't budge.

I would say, no.

He finally paid the full price,

and once that was done

I went ahead and I gave him

an extra case of figs.

And when I did that,

he looked at me and he said,

"You know what?

You should go to America."

A few years after that

I went to the U.S. Embassy

and I tried to get a visa.

They were not giving visas.

But William O'Malley had

written my name down

for a 90-day visa.

So, I came to America...

and I decided to stay.

This is the coolest party.

- Who's the actor?

- Tyler Jensen.

I have no idea.

I'm sorry.

- Oh, that's okay.

- He's probably...

He's really amazing.

You'll love him.

He's one of

my better ones, too.

I like him.

He's a good person.

What's wrong?

Look.

It's my baby's clothes.

- It was on the floor?

- It's on the ground.

That's shitty.

Well, whoever

arrived with this

is not going

home with it.

You should go

and work the party.

I know that this is

kinda part of your job,

so go do your thing

and I'll be fine.

Are you...

Yes, I'm glad I came.

And you were so right.

And you're not

gonna start spiralling?

No, I will not spiral.

'Cuz there's no TV here

so I'm not gonna catch you

a few hours later

watching TV.

I will not be watching TV.

I promise you.

Please don't.

- You look really beautiful.

- So do you.

- Thank you.

- I'm proud of you.

Thank you, honey.

Thanks for coming out

and seeing my world.

Anyway...

Then I'll catch up

with you on the other

side of the pool.

And don't go down -

go up.

I won't.

What are you afraid of?

Failure.

Disappointing people I love.

Pain?

What is that?

Is there some pain?

From?

- Pain?

- Yes.

And you don't have any?

Pain...

No.

How can you

have no pain?

I have a story for you.

There's a man.

He lives in a village.

And he only has

his one stallion,

one horse.

And this horse does

all the work for him.

And then one day

the horse escapes.

It runs away.

And everyone in the village,

they come to him and they say,

oh, we are so sorry for you.

Now you are so poor.

And he says, maybe...

maybe not.

And then the next day

the horse returns

and it brings 20

mares with it.

And all the people in the

village come and they say,

oh, praise God.

You are the richest

man in the village.

You must be so happy.

And he says...

maybe, maybe not.

And then the next day

his son rides the stallion,

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